Fake Police Raid In France Ends With a $1 Million BTC Loot

Three men posing as police officers forced a couple near Versailles to hand over roughly $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) at knife point, in what investigators are treating as an organised home-invasion robbery tied to cryptocurrency holdings. The attack unfolded early Monday in Le Chesnay, west of Paris, after the assailants allegedly used the police ruse to get the door opened. Once inside, one attacker pulled a knife and threatened to stab the woman unless her partner transferred Bitcoin (BTC) to a crypto wallet controlled by the group. Officials have confirmed the crypto loss but have not publicly detailed

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